Jake posted an article on the mindgames blog site about women in eSports and the reason he believes numbers are so skewed towards the males. Very worth the read imo.
The article:
https://mindgames.blog/2017/08/19/women-in-esports/
Reddit thread:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/6vurgw/jake_women_in_esports/